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A council in England is appealing to the public to help identify three paramotor pilots for dangerous low flying which led to the death of a young foal.

Council plea to find ‘reckless’ paramotor pilots

A council in England is appealing for help to identify three paramotor pilots for dangerous low flying which led to the death of a foal
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Nova Bion 3 Tandem

Nova launch Bion 3 Tandem

With its “easy handling” and “reliable takeoff and landing behaviour”, Nova unveiled their latest tandem wing.
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Red Bull X-Alps 2025: This year’s edition covers 1,280km and involves 17 turnpoints and three via ferratas. Via ferrata means ‘iron path’ in Italian and involves using fixed cables and ladders to move through steep ground. On the right, Japan’s Emoto Yuji on the Paternkofel on 21 June 2023 Photo: Lukas Pilz

‘It’s out-of-this-world hard’

Explore the challenges of the 2025 X-Alps Route. Breaking down the longest route ever with insights from Tom Payne
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The search for missing paraglider pilot Witold Gilarski

What happened to Witold?

What happened to Witold Gilarski, the paragliding pilot who vanished in Colombia?
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Competition paragliding harnesses in 2025

CIVL Comp harness rules

The latest work to create a new competition standard for paragliding harnesses was presented at the CIVL plenary in March.
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AirDesign Susi XPed

Capturing the heart and soul of the SuSi XPed

We asked AirDesign's head of creativity and passion, Mathilde Chivet, all about their latest multi-sport adventure short film
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Ozone Delta 5

Ozone officially release two-line Delta 5

"The Delta legacy continues" announced Ozone as they pushed Go on their Delta 5 project. The wing is a "pure two-liner"
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BGD Breeze EN-B

Life’s a BGD Breeze – new high-EN B

BGD have unveiled the Breeze, a high-performing EN-B 2.5 liner featuring a high arc, short lines and winglets aimed at progressing pilots
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Tom de Dorlodot Red Bull X-Alps

Red Bull X-Alps 2025: Tom de Dorlodot withdraws

Tom de Dorlodot was due to take part in his tenth Red Bull X-Alps this summer but has reluctantly announced he is to withdraw from the race
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Skywalk Arak Air 2

Skywalk launch Arak Air2

Skywalk have launched a high performance and lightweight EN-B aimed at progressing pilots looking for fun and adventure.
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